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Several months ago I read about a family
that periodically does and Independence Day: one day with no
restrictions and no help. Eat what you want when you want, but make
your own meal, get out your own bike, solve your own fight with
your sister. We were intrigued with this idea and discussed it as a
family, and decided to have our own Independence Day. We looked for
a date on the calendar with no commitments and settled on Memorial
Day.

So for the past few months Maddie and Cora have been planning and
plotting their Independence Day with all the care and precision of
a military maneuver. They’ve been saving up money so they
could bike to the store and buy the BIG boxes of candy Mommy never
lets them buy. They’ve negotiated a complex system for
determining who gets to pick each movie during the day, and worked
out who will spread the peanut butter and who’s in charge of
the jelly while making lunches.

They were ready.

As Memorial Day grew near, I realized I may need to spell out a few
ground rules when I overheard Cora enthusing about all the friends
she was going to have over. Ahem.

So Sunday night I printed out our Independence Day rules and posted
them on the wall where we hang all important family communications.
Here they are, in all their glory:

Independence Day
Rules

1. The house must look the same at bedtime as it does when you wake
up in the morning. You will need to clean up all toys, dishes,
cooking utensils, etc.

2. You are still responsible for your usual chores, including
maintaining the litter box, feeding your pet, and emptying the
dishwasher.

3. Common courtesy rules still apply: no taking something of
someone else’s without permission, no rudeness, etc.

4. If something is NEVER allowed on a normal day, it’s not
allowed today. This includes but is not limited to: using power
tools; drinking caffeinated drinks; going outside dressed
inappropriately; jumping on furniture; internet surfing; physical
violence.

5. If you are having trouble with something you may ask an adult
for verbal help. If you still cannot make it work you’ll need
to move on to something else. This includes but is not limited to:
operating the television; finding something on the computer;
cooking a recipe; getting out your bikes.

6. When using the stove or oven there needs to be an adult present.
An adult should handle all sharp knife needs. If you leave the
house and yard, an adult should accompany you.

7. Fights between sisters will need to be resolved on your own. An
adult will not intervene. The exception here is physical violence:
being physically violent with each other will promptly bring an end
to Independence Day.

8. Bedtime is still 7:30, with lights out at 9. Any problems with
bedtime will mean no future Independence Days.

9. HAVE FUN!!!

Wondering how Independence Day went down? Tune in tomorrow
–

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